Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning.
— Denis Waitley
FIND a WAY to WIN at something EVERY DAY
It doesn’t have to be big. Some of the best days are made up of one or more small victories. Those incremental wins add up to meaningful change over time.
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You can't do it alone. Leadership is a team sport, and you need to engage others in the cause. You need to enable others to be even better than they already are.
— Barry Z. Posner and James M. Kouzes
Dreams don't come true just because you dream them. It's hard work that makes things happen. It's hard work that creates change.
— Shonda Rhimes
As long as you've done your best, making mistakes doesn't matter. You and I are human; we will mess up. What counts is learning from your mistakes and getting back up when life has knocked you down.
— Shawn Johnson
Though we may have desires or bold goals, for whatever reason, most of us don’t think we can achieve something beyond what we’re qualified to achieve. Why, I ask, do we let reality interfere with our dreams?
— Simon Sinek
The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.
— Jim Rohn
Be genuine in your leadership. If you have to deliver a tough message, be honest and truthful.
— Ray Brock
Diversity by itself doesn’t mean a lot until you change your culture. Until every employee feels as though they can bring their true selves to their job, you’re not unlocking the potential of your workforce.
— Jide Zeitlin
The way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement.
— Charles Schwab
Don’t trade your authenticity for approval.
— Kanye West
The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
— Stephen Covey
The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
— Stephen Covey
Values drive commitment. You need to know what you belive in because you can only fully commit to the organization or cause when there is a good fit between what you value and the organizational values.
— Barry Z. Posner and James M. Kouzes
People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it.
— Simon Sinek
Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.
— Vince Lombardi
Leaders find success when they create teams composed of people who are experts in their areas and often smarter than the leader who's hiring them. Great leaders give them room to grow and innovate. These are the leaders who people want to work for.
— Tatiana Lyons
Success is making the people who believed in you look brilliant.
— Dharmesh Shah
Leadership comes in many forms. Figure out how your quietness strengthens your leadership style.
— Elaine Mau
"We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart."
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Everyone you admire was once a beginner.
— Jack Butcher
Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
— Benjamin Disraeli
True leaders are ladder builders; they're not ladder climbers. The ladder builder is always saying, "What can I do to help you? How would I make you successful?"
— David Brewer III
What do you really believe makes a difference in the company? For me, it's really clear. It's about customers and employees. Everything else follows.
— Anne M. Mulcahy
Believe that there are no limitations, no barriers to your success – you will be empowered and you will achieve.
— Ursula Burns
Vulnerability is not knowing victory or defeat, it’s understanding the necessity of both; it’s engaging. It’s being all in.
— Brené Brown
I believe 95 percent of achieving anything is knowing what you want. That's especially important for someone who is leading others.
— John Maxwell
You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills.
— Jim Rohn
If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try.
— Seth Godin
A meaningful life isn’t found, but created through our actions.
— Steve Bloom
The leaders who offer blood, toil, tears and sweat always get more out of their followers than those who offer safety and a good time. When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.
— George Orwell
If business can become more intentional about decency, I believe it can become a healing force our world so badly needs.
— Bill Boulding
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